Rishabh Pant arrived more than one hour late for the LSG event in Kolkata. Owner Sanjiv Goenka apologised to everyone but did not share the details.

Dynamic keeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Monday named the captain of Lucknow Super Giants for the upcoming IPL and he vowed to give his "200 percent" to win the team's maiden title.

Besides owner Sanjiv Goenka explaining rationale behind appoint Rishabh Pant as LSG’s captain, the Indian cricketer also shared his captaincy mantra and possible approach towards teammates. Pant was bought for Rs 27 crore by LSG in IPL 2025 auction.

Lucknow Super Giants unveiled Rishabh Pant as the new captain for the franchise ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. Pant, who played at No 3 for India in the T20 World Cup, might be one of the possible opening options for Lucknow given the lack of designated openers in the squad.

Rishabh Pant and Ricky Ponting had worked together at Delhi Capitals for several years in the IPL. Rishabh Pant was released by Delhi Capitals before IPL 2025’ auction.

Pant takes the reins from KL Rahul, who led the franchise for their first three seasons but went back into the auction ahead of this season

Having made the record-breaking bid at the Indian Premier League auction for Rishabh Pant, the Lucknow Super Giants are all set to unveil him as their next captain. Without disclosing much, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka has called the media for special interaction of the IPL franchise where the jersey unveiling is also expected.